Supporting strap for garments



June 5; 1928. 1,672,069

.1. LEO NARD SUPPORTING STRAP FOR GARMENTS Filed June- 18, 1927 55mphLeana d A T'I'ORNEYS.

INVENTOR.

Patented June 5, 1928.

' UNITED STATES 1,672,069 PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH LEONARD, OF ALLENTOWN, 1?ENNSYIIN'ANIA, ASSTGNOR TO CHARTS QOR-IPORATION, F ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

sorronrme STRAP r03 GARn N'rs.

Application filed June 18,

This invention relates to an improvement in. shoulder or supportingstraps for womens garments, and more particularly to the connectingmeans between the shoulder strap 5 and the garments, one of theprincipalobjects of the invention being the provision of a connectingmeanswhich, while being invisible while attached, will at the same timebe susceptible of" ready and easy attachment and detachment.

, Another object of the invention is to pro vide cooperating connectingmeans between the'garment andstrap having advantagesof constructionmethod of manufacture and assembly, and advantages of use, which; resultin an economical, simple, yet strong and convenieht device.

' A further object is to provide a connecting means between the garmentand shoulder strap in which the portion of the fastener attached to thegarment operates todistribute the tension due to the pull on thestrap'when the garment is in use, over a considerable area of thegarment, and in which the portion of thefastener attached to the straplikewise will distribute the pull over the entire width of the strapwith the resultant advantages that button-pull is avoided, the strap ismaintaincd in flat conforml-y supportedwithout the disadvantages oflocalized'strains or pulls. i

A further object is toprovide a device having-in addition to theadvantages just pointed out, that of adjusting itself to the shape ofthe shoulder and allowing ready change of angular relation between thestrap and garment, to atl'ord conformity to: the

movements of the wearer-without slipping and without undue strain upon-er disarrangement of the strap or garment.-

In the drawings, which are illustrative of one embodiment of theinvention,-

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of'the.

fragmentary view dit ion, and'the garment is relatively uni-- 1927.Serial a0. s9,'s04.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in eleva- '-tion from the inside of thegarment.

Referring 'iiiore particularly to the draw ing, a garment is indicatedat A, and the supporting straps at B. The former, at the points wherethe ends of the supporting straps are to be attached, is provided withpockets, similarly formed. Each of the pockets is made by sewing, as at5, to the rear side of'the garment, adjacent its up )er edge, a doubledpiece of cloth 6, preferably of the same material ofwhich the garmentThe pocket is to receive and hide is made. from view the portion oftheconnecting mean which is carried by the strap, and the doubled cloth orpatch 6 is to support the garment member of the connecting means andtodistribute the pull or tension exerted bythe strap over a considerablearea of the garment. a.

The portion of the conneetingn'ieans carriedby the garment comprises ametal plate 7, having a headed stud 8 thereon. The

plate is positionedinsachannel 9, between the folds of the cloth orpatch ,6, such channel. being formed by parallel rows of'stitches 10extending the length of the patch 6 and parallelwith the folded edge llthereof. In forming the connecting means, before the cloth 6,.is sewedto the garment, the plate 7 is slipped into the 1 channel formed by thespaced rows of stitching,

and moved therein to the desired position, and the cloth" over the headof the stud is then pierced or cut to allow the-head to project througluOr, if desired, th'e plale may be positioned when the cloth is firstfolded, an incision being made to accommodate the stud head. and therows of stitches may then be runwith the plate in place, the

- cloth or patch thereafter being sewedin the proper position 'tOtheQ-Jgarment. In either method tit-assembly theplate is held in posivtion, and the'stud retained against pulling the cloth-by the rows ofstitching 10, and such stitches serve the furtherpurpose of transmittingthe pull embodied by the strap more directly to the portions of thegarment adjacent the ends of the cloth 6 than would be the case werethis pull transmitted by the cloth alone, since there would be a ten-"dencyin the latter case, for a much greater proportion offthe pullbeing tlflllSllllttOtlried by the straps B in each case, includes a loop12, the opposed bowed ends 13 of which are disposed between the folds ofthe doubled over end 14 of the strap, such folds being stitched togetherasat 21. The studengaging portion of the loop extends through an openingor incision 15 in. the end fold 16 of the strap, and is bowed outwardlyas at 17 to allow the loop to engage over the 'stud head. Theextremity'of the loop at 18, is of small diameter to receive the studshank, tween these portions as at 19, to provide a snap fastening whichmust be sprung apart to receive the shank, such snap fastening therebyholding the loop in engagement with the stud until forcibly detached. Itis. to

doubled at its end and adaptedwhen attachedv to the garment to extendinto the be noted that the folds at the end of the strap are stitchedtogether at 20, along the line immediately above and in close proximityto the opposed bowed ends of the loop, thereby forming a channel of awidth to snugly sive in sive with the width of the strap to therebydistribute the pull or tension entirely across the strap, suchdistribution being materially movements of the wearer without unduestrain upon, or disarrangement of the strap or garment.

As indicated in Figure 1, the garment and strap may be equipped with theattaching means according to this invention, for both ends of eachstrap, so that the straps may be entirely disconnected as for launderingpurposes or exchange of straps so that those employed may conform to thecolor of the outer garments. It is obvious, of course, that if desired,the strap or straps at one end may be permanently aili'xed, instead, to

the garment.

It will be noted that the position of the plate 7 is such that when thestrap is connected to the garment, the lower portion thereof extendsslightly into the pocket, so that the fastening means which detachablyconnects the strap to the garment is entirely hidden from view, anextremely neat arrangement being thus provided.

The fore oing detailed description has been given for purposes ofclearness of understanding, and no' undue limitations should be deducedtherefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as mediat'e the aheaded stud extending through one wal and the loop is restricted bee ofthe patch into the pocket, rows of stitches accommodate the loop andco-extenr.v length with the width of the'strap; The loop is likewisesubstantially corextenlies closely along the upper edge of the loop.thereto, a metallic with the garment to extend into Levaoee broadly aspermissible, in view of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent is I 1.= The combination with a garment, ofapocket formed by sewing a doubled patch thereto adjacent the upper edgethereof, a metallic plate arranged between the folds of the patch at apoint substantially interdepth of the pocket and having above and belowthe plate and 'in close proxpocket, a metallic loop having the opposedbowed end portions thereof positioned between the folds of the strap endandhaving a stud-engaging, portion extending through an opening in theend fold, and a row of stitches connecting the folds of the strap endtogether and located above and in close proximity to said 2. Thecombination with a garment, of a" a doubled patch plate arranged betweenthe folds of he patch and having a stud loop.

pocket formed by sewing extending through onewall of the patch into thepocket, means securing the plate in position in the patch and aiding indistributing laterally the pull porting strap doubled over. at its end,a metallic loop positioned between the folds ofithe strap and having a.stud-engaging portion extending through an opening in 'the end fold, andmeans retaining the loop in position in the strap and aiding indistributing transversely of the strap, the pull thereon incident tostrains set up by movements of the wearer when the stud and loop areengaged. v

3. 'lhacombination with a garment, of a pocket formed by. sewing adoubled patch thereto, a channel formed between the walls of the patchbetween rows of stitches, a. metallic plate located in such channel andhaving a stud extending into the pocket, a supporting strap adapted whenconnected the pocket, such strap having its end folded, and a metallicloop substantially the width of the strap positioned between the end'folds thereof and having a stud-engaging portion extending through anopening in the end fold at the extremity of the strap and adaptedto-engage the stud.

In testimony whereof I hereunto signature. I

JOSEPH LEONARD.

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